THE winning streak of St Pat’s Old Boys in Bathurst District Cricket Association first grade has extended to seven matches following their successful run defence against Bathurst City on Saturday.
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Pat’s continued to their innings on Saturday afternoon to take their total to 265 before rolling through the Redbacks order at The Scots School for just 115.
The Saints added 28 runs to their stumps total to set an imposing target, looking to build off last round’s grand final rematch win against Rugby Union.
Redbacks found themselves in early trouble at 3-26 but Campbell Baker (29) offered a fight at number four.
Mitch Taylor did the early damage with the ball for Pat’s as he removed both openers Aditya Adey (6) and Cohen Schubert (10).
Tanvir Singh claimed the big wicket of Ben Orme (9) to have Redbacks reeling at 6-75 and seeking a miracle.
Several lower order Bathurst City batsmen made starts but failed to translate them into big scores.
Taylor, Bailey Webber, Nic Broes and Connor Slattery all picked up a pair of wickets each.
Pat’s captain Adam Ryan is feeling mighty proud of his lineup after achieving a seventh straight success.
“It’s an unreal feeling. It was one of those games where I couldn’t have asked for anything more from my players,” he said.
“There was no partnership put together that looked to take the game away from us. I thought their wicketkeeper [Baker] did really well.
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“We probably didn’t have to bat as long as we did – though hindsight is a wonderful thing – but I think after a while Redbacks saw how hard it was with the slower outfield.
“It put them in a situation where they had to decide whether to keep going for the win or trying to bat out the rest of the day, and after we got Ben Orme I think that’s when they decided to play for the draw.
“We were very fortunate that we got those early wickets that helped us reach that situation.”
Redbacks captain Joey Coughlan said his side were in for a difficult day on a Scots pitch that was offering up plenty for the bowlers.
“It was probably a bit harder to bat on there this week. It was doing quite a bit compared to the last Saturday,” he said.
“We changed the order up a bit to give our younger guys a go and keep our experienced guys in the middle but it didn’t pan out the way we would have liked. The run rate just ended up getting way too high.
“It was a tough game so hopefully we can bounce back next week against Bulls. We’re getting there but unfortunately the results just aren’t coming our way at the moment.”